How To Install python3-plumbum on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-plumbum on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-plumbum
python3-plumbum is:
python-plumbum provides shell-like syntax and handy shortcuts for writing shell script one-liners in Python using shell combinators. It supports local and remote command execution (over SSH), local and remote file-system paths, easy working-directory and environment manipulation and a programmatic Command-Line Interface (CLI) application toolkit.
This is the Python 3 version.
There are three methods to install python3-plumbum on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-plumbum Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-plumbum using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-plumbum
Install python3-plumbum Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-plumbum using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-plumbum
Install python3-plumbum Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-plumbum using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-plumbum
How To Uninstall python3-plumbum on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-plumbum package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-plumbum
Uninstall python3-plumbum And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-plumbum and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-plumbum
Remove python3-plumbum Configurations and Data
To remove python3-plumbum configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-plumbum
Remove python3-plumbum configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-plumbum configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-plumbum
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-plumbum package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
